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I would guess statisticians give Hinch suggestions for line-ups or match-ups based on data. Hinch probably considers them, but makes adjustments based on things that don't necessarily show up in statistics. I don't really know, but that would seem to be the ideal way.

Did you have your subordinate double down on it for you or did you correct your mistake? How did you make that mistake, by the way, i can see someone going in the opposite direction and mistakenly calling it a 5,900% decrease. I would also guess that Trump did not use a spreadsheet!

MAGA math.

Most people don't understand the formula! But yeah, there are other considerations besides an alglorithm and Hinch is not going to tell you what they are.

Tom Tango, et al wrote a book (called "The Book") and there is a chapter on line-ups. It's not based on simply looking at batting average or OBP. It's based on a complex algorithm which estimates the number of runs that a player will contribute to in each batting order position. He didn't say the best hitter bats second on every team. He was saying that all things being equal, it is better for the average team to bat their best hitter second than to have him hitting third. There is nothing special about the number three spot which makes it advatageous to always put you best hitter there. It doesn't alway work for the best hitter to bat second either. It's just that if you are going to pick a spot for your best hitter without considering anything else, the second spot would have the edge. Torres does not always bat second. Sometimes he bats first or third. Hinch has a different line-up every night based on matchups.

I would also say that this kind of line-up is not a bad idea and more defensible than some of the old line-ups where a low obp speedster might leadoff just because he stole a lot of bases.

Playing six years of college ball is unusual. Is that due to a Covid waiver?

yeah, the best line-up for a given team depends upon the make-up of that team, The Tango line-up won't necessarily work for every team. It is what works for the average team. What I am pushing back against is the idea that the best hitter should bat third. That might work a given team, but it is not the best idea on average.

The best hitter bats second because it maximizes his run production and gets him more at bats than if he batted 3rd or 4th. The lead off hitter should get on base a lot. Best home run hitter who isn't their best hitter bats fourth. That part hasn't changed much. A lot of today's lineup is matchups though, so it depends on who is pitching like you said.

or second baseman. The left fielder batted third. He had the highest batting average and a lot of doubles. The clean-up hitter was the big slow slugging first baseman.

I loved Leyland. He was a character and also knew what he was doing. Plus, the players loved him. The Tigers were behind the curve in analytics during that era, but Leyland was a good manager.

The game isn't, but many of the game decisions are.

Not making a point here. I just like the picture.

And the leadoff hitter is the speedy centerfielder with a lot of stolen bases.